Tag Archives: Billy Slater

Barba won’t get Billy’s jumper: Thurston

By Tracker, February 11, 2013

Aboriginal superstar Ben Barba playing for the Indigenous All Stars.

RUGBY LEAGUE: He’s the reigning Dally M Medallist and Indigenous All Stars match-winner, but Ben Barba won’t Billy Slater as Queensland’s No.1 according to Maroons five-eighth Johnathan Thurston.

Slater out, Inglis at fullback

By Tracker, June 29, 2012

STATE OF ORIGIN: A shattered Billy Slater says his decision to miss Wednesday night’s State of Origin series decider was the toughest he’s had to make.

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Meninga not into mind games for Origin III

By Tracker, June 27, 2012

Queensland Origin coach Mal Meninga. (AAP IMAGE/DAVE HUNT)

STATE OF ORIGIN: Queensland coach Mal Meninga says he won’t dabble in mind games despite naming a 20-man roster for next week’s State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Dane Neilsen, Greg Inglis, Justin Hodges, Mal Meninga, Matt Bowen, Queensland Maroons | Leave a comment

Inglis could be best ever No.1: Wesser

By Tracker, June 26, 2012

RUGBY LEAGUE: Queensland don’t need to risk a seventh straight State of Origin series by playing superstar Billy Slater when they’ve got the best fullback in the world to replace him, according to former Maroons custodian Rhys Wesser.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Greg Inglis, Rhys Wesser, State of Origin | Leave a comment

Bowen backed as Qld fullback

By Tracker, June 25, 2012

North Queensland Cowboy fullback Matt Bowen. (AAP IMAGE/ACTION PHOTOGRAPHICS, ROBB COX)

STATE OF ORIGIN: Five years since his last Origin appearance, Aboriginal star Matt Bowen is firming as favourite to replace injured Queensland fullback Billy Slater after Johnathan Thurston became the latest to push his cause.

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Slater an Origin III chance, say Maroons

By Tracker, June 19, 2012

STATE OF ORIGIN: The door remains open for Billy Slater to make a remarkable Origin III appearance for Queensland – and NSW wouldn’t have it any other way, according to ex-Blues captain Ben Elias.

Posted in Sport, Sport News | Also tagged Ben Barba, Greg Inglis, Maroons, State of Origin | Leave a comment

Bulldog Barba wants to reach new NRL level

By Tracker, June 14, 2012

RUGBY LEAGUE: Rising Aboriginal superstar Ben Barba has put the rest of the NRL on notice, saying his time with the Queensland camp has him primed to lift his game to another level and make his State of Origin debut.

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Slater says sniping is part of Origin

By Tracker, June 8, 2012

RUGBY LEAGUE: Queensland fullback Billy Slater says sniping between camps has been part of State of Origin’s mind games since day one but it’s the 80 minutes on the field that matter most.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Also tagged Mal Meninga, NSW Blues, Queensland Maroons, State of Origin | Leave a comment

Slater backs GI for Qld Origin try record

By Tracker, May 17, 2012

RUGBY LEAGUE: Melbourne fullback Billy Slater says he’d back Greg Inglis to pass Dale Shearer’s State of Origin try-scoring record in Wednesday night’s first game against NSW at Etihad Stadium.

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Inglis wants to be NRL’s best fullback

By Tracker, April 5, 2012

South Sydney Rabbitohs' fullback Greg Inglis.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Greg Inglis doesn’t expect to take Billy Slater’s Queensland and Australian No.1 jerseys, but the South Sydney fullback is striving to be put on the same pedestal.

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